2A - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWSINBRIEF
MONDAY,OCT.8,2001
CORRECTION
A story in Wednesday's Kansan contained an error. The Hilltopics story said Improvements to the fifth floor of Murphy Hall were minimal and attributed the statement to Toni-Marie Montgomery, dean of fine arts. The statement was actually only the writer's observation.
STATE
Supreme Court to decide legal gender of person
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court will soon decide whether J'Noel Gardiner is a widow or a man.
The court has agreed to hear a case that claims Gardiner's 1994 sex-change operation invalidates her marriage — and her right to her deceased husband's estate.
When she met Marshall Gardiner in 1998, she was 40, and he was 85 and a wealthy Leavenworth stockbroker and former state representative.
He died without a will in 1999. Usually, the state would divide his $2.5 million estate between his widow and his children.
But Marshall Gardiner's son from a previous marriage, Joe Gardiner, wants it all. His lawsuit claims that J'Noel Gardiner is still a man under Kansas law, and thus her marriage to Marshall Gardiner was null and void.
A judge agreed in January 2000, writing that J'Noel Gardiner "was born a male and remains a male for purposes of marriage under Kansas law."
In May, a three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals reopened the issue of the validity of the marriage, saying: "We can no longer be permitted to conclude who is male or who is female by the amount of facial hair one has or the size of one's feet."
When the state Supreme Court agreed to hear the case on Sept. 26, it did not say why. The court has not set a hearing date.
More bilingual police officers being recruited for Wichita
WICHITA — A boom in Wichita's non- English-speaking population has the police department actively recruiting bilingual officers.
"It's a big problem when residents feel uneasy about police because they feel can't communicate," said Deputy Chief Tom Stolz. "And it makes it difficult for us to investigate crimes."
Only 17 of the department's 650 officers serve as official translators — meaning they've passed language proficiency tests and are summoned to calls involving a language barrier.
Of those, 11 speak Spanish, two Vietnamese, two Arabic, one Laotian and one Cambodian.
Police recruiters flock to cultural events, such as a recent cultural night at a Wichita Wranglers game, to set up booths and spread information about joining the force.
The best recruiting tool may be the extra $10 per hour bilingual officers get when they answer translation calls. The money was part of a 1999 plan to attract more bilingual officers.
Officer Frank Silva, who speaks Spanish, might hear four calls a day seeking a translator.
Silva, a Puerto Rican originally from New York City, considers his Spanish a good tool in making the Hispanic community more comfortable.
The Associated Press
NATION&WORLD
National Guard replaces Minnesota state workers
The Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. — With state workers ranging from soup-servers to nut-tighteners on strike, Minnesota's week-long walkout may go down as one of the most expansive public-sector strikes in recent history.
Minnesota is one of only about 10 states in which its employees can legally go on strike.
Based on the 22,000 workers who stayed off the job Oct. 1, Minnesota's strike is the second-largest public walkout since 1990, said Michael Cimini, an economist with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
National Guard troops have been brought in to take over some of the duties of striking workers at psychiatric treatment centers, nursing homes and group homes.
It is unusual for states to call out the Guard in strikes, and when they do, troops are generally used in policing roles, said Dennis Nolan, a professor of labor law at the University of South Carolina.
But few strikes present the sort of public safety concerns that Minnesota's does, he said. Striking workers include social workers, psychologists, nurses' aides, food workers, driver's exam instructors, fiscal auditors, animal trainers and janitors, among others.
"I have not heard of a strike this broad, certainly not in the last 10 or 15 years," said Michael Handel, a sociology professor who specializes in labor issues at the University of Wisconsin.
Women quit health program
The Associated Press
the results, reported in the October 1 Archives of Internal Medicine, show how hard it is to get people to stick with healthy lifestyle changes, even if their initial intentions are good.
CHICAGO — More than 23,000 women participated in a free nationwide health program called "Choose to Move," and most who finished significantly improved their diets and activity levels. There's one catch: Nearly 20,000 may have dropped out.
The ongoing American Heart Association program, started in 1998, involves ordering a free handbook with tips on how to gradually incorporate better nutrition and 30 minutes of exercise into daily life over a 12-week period. Participants
are asked to send in progress report cards during the program and at the end.
Researchers who studied the program's 1999 phase, when 23,171 signed up, call it a success and say getting 3,775 to complete it was no small feat.
"Although the results for those who completed the program are promising, the limited completion rate underscores the need to continue to develop longterm health behavior maintenance programs for diverse populations," they said.
sun, the researchers acknowledged the program's limitations.
The program targets women aged 25 and older and is designed to fight the nation's high rates of heart disease; obesity and inactivity are contributing factors.
Church-owned day care center charged in death of 2-year-old
NATION
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A church corporation, Abundant Life Ministries, and one of its day care workers have been charged with felony manslaughter in the death of a toddler.
Zaniyah Hinson, 2, was left in a locked van at the Abundant Life Academy of Learning day care center on Aug. 10, police said. Temperatures inside the van likely reached 140 degrees.
If the church is found guilty, Rev. Marcus Triplett, its president, could face up to 30 years in prison.
Day care worker Gail Besemer, 40,
was arrested and charged with felony
neglect. She is being held on $2,500 bail.
According to police, Besemer said she
forgot to do a head count of the children
after returning from a trip to a local park.
Hurricane hits Jaimaca, kills three in Dominican Republic
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Iris whirled past Jamaica yesterday, uprooting trees but sparing the island the full fury of its 85 mph winds, as it churned on toward Mexico and Belize.
The hurricane killed a family of three in the Dominican Republic on Saturday when the retaining wall on a hillside collapsed, crushing their house.
Iris had earlier threatened to make a direct hit in Jamaica, but instead passed to the south. After heavy rains, the sun emerged from the departing clouds.
"The full-fledged hurricane was not over Jamaica," said Lixion Avila, a forecaster at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Jamaica and the Cayman Islands remained under a hurricane warning. Mexico posted a hurricane watch for the east coast of the Yucatan south of Cabo Catoche, the Hurricane Center said, and Belize also posted a hurricane watch from Belize City northward.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Jerry was headed toward the islands of the southeast Caribbean with winds of 45 mph, and it was expected to strengthen.
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A 19-year-old KU student witnessed a 20-year-old KU student criminally damage two vehicles in the Lewis Hall parking lot at 10:10 a.m. Thursday, according to a KU Public Safety Office report.
The two vehicles damaged, which belonged to two 18-year-old KU students, both sustained scratches. The damages totaled $1,100. When cited for criminal damage to property, the 20-year-old student confessed to keying and scratching one student's vehicle on two other occasions.
On Sept. 28, the damages totaled $2,500. On the Oct. 2 incident, the damages totaled $1,000. In total, the damage sustained by one of the vehicles was $4,000.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a theft from his vehicle between 6 p.m. Sept. 30 and 10 a.m. Oct. 1 in the 1400 block of Applegate Court, Lawrence police said. The value of stereo equipment and CDs taken was $1,820.
A 22-year-old KU student reported damage to a vehicle between 1:30 and 6:45 a.m. Thursday in the 2200 block of West 26th Street, Lawrence
police said. Damage to the rear passenger door window and the car's interior was estimated at $1,200.
A 21-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a vehicle between 1 and 9:53 a.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of West 22nd Street, Lawrence police said. A CD player was valued at $160. Damage to a passenger side window and dash was estimated at $250.
A 21-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a vehicle between 7:15 p.m. Wednesday and 9:05 a.m. Thursday in the 2000 block of Stewart Avenue, Lawrence police said. A radar detector and 120 CDs were valued at $1,620. Damage to a driver's side window was estimated at $150.
A 19-year-old KU student was arrested Thursday on charges of theft, Lawrence police said. She was released on $150 bail.
A 20-year-old KU student was arrested Thursday on charges of criminal damage to property greater than $500. He was released on $6,000 bail.
ON CAMPUS
The Black Student Union will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Contact Mark Dupree at 864-3984.
Vietnam Veterans for Academic Reform will air *Rational Autonomy and a Darkening of Intellect* at 7:30 tonight on cable channel 19. Contact Leonard Maghrader at 843-3737.
The Tae Kwon Do club will meet from 6:30 to 8 tonight in 207 Robinson.
Contact Greg Isaac at 749-4649.
O. A.K.S. Non-Traditional Students will have a brown bag lunch from Noon to 1:30 p.m. today in the Burge Union. Contact Joan Winston at 864-7317.
KU Green Party will meet at 8tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Sarah Hoskinson at 838-9063 or Dalyn Cook at 312-2090.
■ KU Pre-Law Society is holding a Pre- Law Forum from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. today at the fourth level in the Kansas Union. Representatives from regional and national law schools will be attending. Contact Allen
Jones at 841-7930
KU Karate Kobudo Club is practicing from 8:30-10:30 tonight at racquet-ball court 15 in the Robinson Center. Contact Hannah Reynolds at 312-3719.
The Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center is holding A.P.E. (Advising, Permit and Enrollment) information sessions required for all new freshmen and transfer students today from 3:30 - 4:20 in 3140 Wescoe. Contact Gloria Flores at 864-2834.
The Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center is holding A.P.E information sessions required for all new freshmen and transfer students in all majors today from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the main lobby in Oliver Hall. Contact Gloria Flores at 864-2834.
The Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center is holding A.P.E information sessions required for all new freshmen and transfer students in all majors today from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the main lobby in Ellsworth Hall. Contact Gloria Flores at 864-2834.
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PRE-LAW FORUM
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